National Action Plan for Addressing Dioxins in Australia

CountryNational Dioxins Program – National Action Plan for addressing dioxins in AustraliaTable 4: Current standards and guidelines for dioxins in the Member States of the EUIncineration ofWasteEmissions(I-TEQ/m 3 )Iron/SteelSinteringEmissions(I-TEQ/m 3 )Austria 0.1 ng Before 31 Dec2005 – 0.25 ngAfter 1 Jan2005 – 0.1 ng(Electrical arcfurnaces 0.4ng)Belgium 0.1 ng New plant –0.5 ngExisting plant– 2.5 ngPaperProcessingEmissionsContaminantSoils(I-TEQ/kg)No guidelines –in the past wereapplied toindividual casesand were samelevel as GermanyWater Fertiliser /Compost(I-TEQ/kg)N Fertiliser –50 ngCulturesubstrates –20 ngSewerageSludge100 ng I-TEQ/kgN 0.1 ng I-TEQ m 3Foodstuffs(TCCD/g)3 ng I-TEQ/kg(feed stock tocows)5 pg (foods with>2% fat)100 pg (foodswith ≤2% fat)Daily HumanIntake10 pgTCCD/kg/bw(A target of 1 pgshould beachieved)No maximumtolerable intakerecommendedDenmark 0.1 ng N 5 pg N-TEQ/kg/bwFinland New plant –1.0 ngExisting plant –limit value 1.0ng (target value0.1 ng)France0.1 ng(new andexisting)Proposedguideline – 2 ngLimit value –500 ng(agricultural andresidential)Germany 0.1 ng 0.1 ng 0.1 ng I-TEQ m 3 Agriculture –5 ng – 40 ngPlaygrounds –100 ngResidential areas– 1,000 ngIndustrial areas –10,000 ngN 5 pg N-TEQ/kg/bw1 ng I-TEQ/year N 5 pg I-TEQ/g(milk and milkproducts)N Compost –17 ng100 ng 5 pg I-TEQ/kg(milk)0.9 pg I-TEQ/kg(milk fat)1 pg I-TEQ/kg/bw1 pg I-TEQ/kg/bw43